1st Edition

Textiles and Their Use in Microbial Protection Focus on COVID-19 and Other Viruses

318 Pages 90 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

318 Pages 90 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

318 Pages 90 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Textiles and Their Use in Microbial Protection: Focus on COVID-19 and Other Viruses provides readers with vital information about disinfection mechanisms used in textile applications in the fight against dangerous microbes and viruses. KEY FEATURES: Introduces the basics of textile materials used for medical applications Features key information on virology, characterization,... Read more

SECTION I Generalities

Chapter 1 Introduction to Textile Materials Used in Health Care

Chapter 2 Protection against Microbes: State-of-the-Art

Chapter 3 Virology of SARS-CoV-2

SECTION II Disinfection Mechanism

Chapter 4 Characterization, Indication, and Passivation of COVID 19

Chapter 5 Disinfection Mechanisms of UV Light and Ozonization

Chapter 6 Influence of UV light and Ozonization on Microbes State

Chapter 7 Photocatalysis and Virus Spreading

Chapter 8 Kinetic Model for Disinfection by Using of Photooxidation

Chapter 9 Titanium Dioxide: Enhanced Disinfection

Chapter 10 Impact of Copper and Ions against Coronavirus: Impact of Copper and Ions

SECTION III Textile Applications

Chapter 11 Copper-Coated Textiles for Viruses Dodging

Chapter 12 Eradicating Spread of Virus by Using Activated Carbon

Chapter 13 Antiviral Finishes for Protection against SARS-CoV-2

Chapter 14 Fundamental Principles for Moisture Harvesting System and Its Design of Fabric

Index

 

Biography

Jiri Militky is Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering and Head of PhD studies board for the Faculty of Textile Engineering at Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic.

Aravin Prince Periyasamy is Postdoctoral Researcher at Aalto University, Finland.

Mohanapriya Venkataraman is Assistant Professor in the Department of Material Engineering, Faculty of Textile Engineering at Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic.